According to Wikipedia, Mama Afrika’s real name was Zenzile Makeba Qgwashu Nguvama Yiketheli Nxgowa Bantana Balomzi Xa Ufun Ubajabulisa Ubaphekeli Mbiza Yotshwala Sithi Xa Saku Qgiba Ukutja Sithathe Izitsha Sizi Khabe Singama Lawu Singama Qgwashu Singama Nqamla Nqgithi. She deserved every syllable.

Miriam Makeba is a great loss. A voice of strength and perseverance, and class. A voice for the human spirit against the domination of the societal machine. A beautiful voice in every sense.

Update: Reports say she collapsed and died at the end of a concert. What more fitting end could one imagine for a great voice?

Posted by Chuck Dupree at November 10, 2008 03:05 AM

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